wow!. You must have a dedicated hog freezer.
wow!. You must have a dedicated hog freezer.
Give a man fire, and he'll be warm for a day!
Light a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life!
Cat's are food... not friends!
If you're going to fight, then fight like you're the third monkey on the ramp into Noah's arc... and brother, it's starting to rain.
LOL, we can always use the meat. It does not get wasted. If we have too much friends get some, and if they don't want any, the dogs eat good.
"When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes DUTY!" - Thomas Jefferson
Didn't have all day to work on it, spent 2 hours at the gym working out legs. Then had to fill feeders, 1000 lbs of corn later, i started on the trap. Almost got it done, just have to finish putting wire on the bottom.
Here is the door.
I made a prop for the door, just don't have it in this pic.
Almost finished.
"When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes DUTY!" - Thomas Jefferson
The guy who traps on my aunt's property uses a trap that sends him a live feed from inside the trap on his iPhone so he can decide whether or not to shut the door. If he's got a big one, or just a baby, he can wait for more to enter. Once he has what he wants, he touches a button and it slams the cage.
Common sense is so rare these days, it should be re-classified as a super power.
Really nice trap Helo. I like the door on it really well. No way they are getting out.
AK the remote trigger would be a nice touch.
That looks like a really nice set up. Many moons ago we used to catch hogs and then fatten them up to take to market. Is there a market for that or do you just butcher them? I understand some of the folks down your way have so many they just shoot them and let them lay. A friend of mine sent me a video of a group of about 100 hogs in a herd. The most we ever had to deal with would be a litter of small ones. Up here when they start to get big the will go off on their own.
If it is predictable then it is preventable....... Gordon Graham
So if it is predictable and preventable then you better prepare.
I just butcher them. We have had herds of over 50 before.Originally Posted by realist
- - - Updated - - -
That sounds expensive. Most of the places I put my trap don't have cell service, so even if I had the money it would not work here.
"When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes DUTY!" - Thomas Jefferson
Found a really good hog trail and set the trap out. Not expecting to catch anything tonight, but will update if I do.
Here is the rod holding the door open. When a hog bumps the door the latch will drop and the door will close. More hogs can push into the trap after the door is closed.
The trail near where I put the trap.
"When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes DUTY!" - Thomas Jefferson
Promising trail. Should be some good eating.
A guy I work with gets IIRC $.68/lb on the hoof for wild hogs.
Common sense is so rare these days, it should be re-classified as a super power.
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks